The highest-paying states for occupational health and safety technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of occupational health and safety technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $103,790, New Mexico is the highest paying state for occupational health and safety technicians. It is followed by Vermont (average annual salary $100,200). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of occupational health and safety technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | $103,790 |
$46,760 | 130 |
| 2 | Vermont | $100,200 |
$60,830 | 40 |
| 3 | Washington | $76,280 |
$39,410 | 520 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $68,230 |
$34,240 | 290 |
| 5 | Colorado | $66,060 |
$49,000 | 350 |
| 6 | Illinois | $66,010 |
$47,390 | 1,230 |
| 7 | Alaska | $65,270 |
$46,790 | 140 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $64,950 |
$44,100 | 530 |
| 9 | Georgia | $64,720 |
$39,240 | 690 |
| 10 | Maryland | $64,470 |
$33,750 | 170 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $64,180 |
$51,500 | 100 |
| 12 | New York | $63,720 |
$30,960 | 1,000 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $63,230 |
$35,360 | 80 |
| 14 | West Virginia | $62,450 |
$23,310 | 90 |
| 15 | California | $62,090 |
$39,520 | 2,640 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $62,020 |
$39,380 | 860 |
| 17 | Mississippi | $61,370 |
$36,450 | 160 |
| 18 | Nevada | $59,880 |
$34,400 | 330 |
| 19 | Tennessee | $59,580 |
$39,820 | 670 |
| 20 | Florida | $58,810 |
$40,340 | 580 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | $58,750 |
$35,450 | 270 |
| 22 | North Carolina | $58,450 |
$45,150 | 460 |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $58,150 |
$43,410 | 70 |
| 24 | Minnesota | $57,740 |
$44,020 | 220 |
| 25 | Missouri | $57,730 |
$36,010 | 350 |
| 26 | Michigan | $57,430 |
$38,190 | 330 |
| 27 | Maine | $57,390 |
$48,360 | 90 |
| 28 | Kentucky | $56,960 |
$39,850 | 420 |
| 29 | Ohio | $56,350 |
$37,660 | 1,090 |
| 30 | Oregon | $55,940 |
$38,700 | 200 |
| 31 | Indiana | $55,880 |
$39,170 | 1,200 |
| 32 | Kansas | $55,440 |
$34,640 | 400 |
| 33 | Wyoming | $54,580 |
$33,260 | 60 |
| 34 | Montana | $54,510 |
$33,320 | 50 |
| 35 | Utah | $54,240 |
$40,000 | 260 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | $53,790 |
$37,070 | 560 |
| 37 | Arizona | $52,920 |
$37,480 | 190 |
| 38 | Virginia | $52,620 |
$40,840 | 630 |
| 39 | Texas | $52,460 |
$30,910 | 3,260 |
| 40 | Idaho | $51,690 |
$38,140 | 50 |
| 41 | North Dakota | $51,500 |
$37,620 | 160 |
| 42 | Delaware | $51,220 |
$31,070 | 130 |
| 43 | Iowa | $49,140 |
$40,870 | 210 |
| 44 | Alabama | $48,470 |
$37,460 | 270 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $47,040 |
$31,980 | 220 |
| 46 | Nebraska | $46,220 |
$40,930 | 170 |
| 47 | District of Columbia | $44,650 |
$34,560 | 50 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $41,520 |
$33,380 | 0 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $40,840 |
$28,340 | 820 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $40,640 |
$28,100 | 150 |
| 51 | Guam | $38,940 |
$28,640 | 50 |
| 52 | Hawaii | $35,130 |
$30,310 | 40 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $31,200 |
$22,640 | 70 |